New Delhi. 18 year old teenager Drona Desai from Gujarat has created a stir in the cricket world with his explosive batting. Playing for St. Made a new record by hitting 86 fours in the tournament organized by the Central Cricket Board, Ahmedabad under the Gujarat Cricket Association. Drona is the sixth batsman from India to score more than 400 runs in a single innings in Under-19 cricket.
Drona Desai, playing for St. Playing 320 balls and hitting 7 sixes and 86 fours, he scored an inning of 498 runs. Thanks to this innings, Drona’s team won the match by an innings and 712 runs.
Sixth Indian to score more than 400 runs
Drona Desai is the sixth Indian in Under-19 cricket to score more than 400 runs in a single match. The record of playing the biggest innings is in the name of Mumbai’s Pranab Dhanawade. This batsman had played an unbeaten inning of 1009 runs. Mumbai’s Prithvi Shaw is in second place with an innings of 546 runs. Drona has now joined the prestigious list of record-breaking young cricketers including Havewala (515), Chamanlal (506*) and Armaan Jaffer (498).
Who is Drona Desai?
Drona Desai, who hails from Gujarat, is 18 years old. This batsman started playing cricket at the age of just 7 years. Currently, Drona is in the news because of his innings of 498 runs in Under-19 cricket. This young man, who considered Sachin Tendulkar as his idol, represented the state at the Under-14 level. After this he left his mark in Under 19 cricket. Drona, who plays for St. Xavier’s (Loyola) School, wants to make a place in Gujarat’s Under-19 team. This batsman is currently taking coaching from Jaiprakash Patel.
FIRST PUBLISHED : September 26, 2024, 6:03 PM IST